Chapter 14: Family Event
Moana

“I’ll pay.”

Ella and I were both shocked when we turned around to see Edrick standing there, credit card in hand, his face covered by sunglasses and a surgical mask.

“Daddy!” Ella exclaimed.

Edrick handed the ice cream salesman his credit card and ruffled Ella’s hair. “Eat your ice cream before it melts,” he said, guiding us away from the stand and the people behind us who were getting quickly annoyed at us for holding up the line to get ice cream.

“I thought you had to work,” Ella said.

“I decided to come home early so I could spend your birthday with you after all,” Edrick replied. “But you weren’t home. Selina told me that you went on an outing…” I couldn’t see his eyes through his sunglasses, but the way his head slowly turned toward me told me everything I needed to know.

a bench and Edrick instructed Ella to sit while she finished her ice cream, then he stood next to me and lowered his voice while she happily

did you take her out if you had no money?” he asked, his voice

I replied. “I haven’t had to take out money in a while. And

jumped up from her

seemed that Ella was afraid that her father would make her go home, and Edrick’s next words made my

don’t know, sweetheart,” he said. “It’s really not safe

in a pout. “But it’s my birthday,” she whined. “You never want to go anywhere, and I’m having fun here

said quietly. “Let her enjoy her birthday. And please…

for a few moments before letting out a deep sigh and crouching to wipe the ice cream off of Ella’s face

Ella and Edrick together. It was so sweet watching them play games together, and seeing Ella sitting on Edrick’s shoulders while we walked that I

sun started to get down, Edrick and I began to feel tired. Ella, however, still had just as much energy, and insisted on one more ride before we went home. I suggested the ferris wheel because it was slow and relaxing,

from me with Ella on his lap. As we started to go up, now that we were safe from prying eyes, Edrick took off his

Alpha billionaire needed a fun outing just as much as his daughter

gasp came out of my mouth. The way that the last rays of sunlight refracted across the treetops as they swayed in the hot summer breeze, and the way

across from me to see Ella giggling and peering out over the crowd.

looking at

away quickly, as though he had only glanced at me on accident. Soon, the ferris wheel began to roll us back downward,

got out with Ella in one of his arms. Then, he turned around and held out his other hand for me to help

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